SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 118 PRINTER'S NO. 2852
No. 109 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, WOGAN, COY, HALUSKA, BARD, CLARK, TIGUE,
BELARDI, SCRIMENTI, MUNDY, BOSCOLA, STABACK, HENNESSEY,
REBER, D. W. SNYDER, ITKIN, DeWEESE, BUNT, FICHTER, GEORGE,
STEIL, FARGO, FAIRCHILD, MICOZZIE, LAUGHLIN, MAJOR, RAMOS,
MILLER, CASORIO, PETTIT, SAINATO, HERSHEY, TANGRETTI,
CORRIGAN, CIVERA, SEYFERT, HUTCHINSON, LUCYK, STEELMAN,
BELFANTI AND WASHINGTON, JANUARY 29, 1997
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, FEBRUARY 2, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
2 "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
3 sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising,
4 consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto,"
5 FURTHER DEFINING "PERMANENT RESIDENT"; AND authorizing <--
6 counties to make appropriations to municipal corporations for
7 disaster or emergency aid.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Article XIX of the act of August 9, 1955 <--
11 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, is amended by
12 adding a subdivision to read:
13 SECTION 1. THE DEFINITION OF "PERMANENT RESIDENT" IN SECTION <--
14 1770.2(F) OF THE ACT OF AUGUST 9, 1955 (P.L.323, NO.130), KNOWN
15 AS THE COUNTY CODE, ADDED JUNE 18, 1997 (P.L.179, NO.18), IS
16 AMENDED TO READ:
17 SECTION 1770.2. AUTHORIZATION OF EXCISE TAX.--* * *
1 (F) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES
2 SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SUBSECTION:
3 * * *
4 "PERMANENT RESIDENT." A PERSON WHO HAS OCCUPIED OR HAS THE
5 RIGHT TO OCCUPANCY OF A ROOM OR ROOMS IN A HOTEL AS A PATRON OR
6 OTHERWISE FOR A PERIOD EXCEEDING [SIXTY] THIRTY CONSECUTIVE
7 DAYS.
8 * * *
9 SECTION 2. THE DEFINITION OF "PERMANENT RESIDENT" IN SECTION
10 1770.4(F) OF THE ACT, ADDED JUNE 18, 1997 (P.L.179, NO.18), IS
11 AMENDED TO READ:
12 SECTION 1770.4. AUTHORIZATION OF HOTEL TAX.--* * *
13 (F) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES
14 SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SUBSECTION:
15 * * *
16 "PERMANENT RESIDENT." A PERSON WHO HAS OCCUPIED OR HAS THE
17 RIGHT TO OCCUPANCY OF A ROOM OR ROOMS IN A HOTEL AS A PATRON OR
18 OTHERWISE FOR A PERIOD EXCEEDING [SIXTY] THIRTY CONSECUTIVE
19 DAYS.
20 * * *
21 SECTION 3. ARTICLE XIX OF THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A
22 SUBDIVISION TO READ:
23 ARTICLE XIX
24 SPECIAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTIES
25 * * *
26 (g.1) Disaster-Emergency Aid to Municipalities
27 Section 1948. Emergency Appropriation to Municipal
28 Corporations.--(a) The board of county commissioners of any
29 county may appropriate money from the county's operating reserve
30 fund, created and maintained in accordance with section 513 of
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1 this act, for the purpose of assisting municipal corporations
2 within the county with any cleanup, maintenance, repair and
3 improvements undertaken as a result of damage incurred or a
4 dangerous condition caused by either a disaster emergency within
5 the county declared by the Governor or a local emergency
6 declared by the governing body of a municipal corporation within
7 the county.
8 (b) As used in this section:
9 "Disaster emergency" shall have the meaning ascribed to the
10 term in 35 Pa.C.S. § 7102 (relating to definitions).
11 "Local emergency" shall have the meaning ascribed to the term
12 in 35 Pa.C.S. § 7102 (relating to definitions).
13 Section 2 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
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